Global Patent Index - EP 4263223 A1

EP 4263223 A1 20231025 - APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR MANIPULATING PLATES

Title (en)

APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR MANIPULATING PLATES

Title (de)

VORRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUR HANDHABUNG VON PLATTEN

Title (fr)

APPAREIL ET PROCÉDÉS DE MANIPULATION DE PLAQUES

Publication

EP 4263223 A1 20231025 (EN)

Application

EP 21840595 A 20211217

Priority

  • EP 2020086857 W 20201217
  • NL 2027143 A 20201217
  • NL 2028000 A 20210416
  • NL 2028683 A 20210709
  • EP 2021086506 W 20211217

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2022129531A1] An apparatus for aligning an edge, typically a leading edge of a plate, in particular a printing plate or a printing plate precursor, said apparatus comprising a support (100) configured for supporting the plate on a support surface, and intended to be located upstream of a treatment station; at least two movable elements (501, 502) arranged to be moved by an edge, typically a leading edge, of the plate, said at least two movable elements comprising a first and a second movable element; a detection means (601, 602) configured to detect a first and second measure representative for a first and second position of the first and second movable element, respectively, at least one controllable component (100, 250) configured to perform an action on the plate; and a control means (700) configured to control the at least one controllable component based on the first and second measure.

IPC 8 full level

B41F 27/12 (2006.01); B41C 1/02 (2006.01); B41N 3/00 (2006.01); G03F 7/30 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

B25J 9/042 (2013.01 - EP US); B25J 13/089 (2013.01 - US); B25J 15/0616 (2013.01 - EP US); B41C 1/006 (2013.01 - US); B41F 27/1262 (2013.01 - EP US); B41F 27/1275 (2013.01 - US); B41N 3/00 (2013.01 - US); B41N 3/006 (2013.01 - US); B65G 49/061 (2013.01 - US); B65H 5/10 (2013.01 - EP); B65H 5/12 (2013.01 - EP); B65H 5/14 (2013.01 - EP); B41C 1/1075 (2013.01 - EP); B41N 3/006 (2013.01 - EP); B41P 2227/60 (2013.01 - US); B65G 49/061 (2013.01 - EP); B65G 49/065 (2013.01 - EP); B65G 49/067 (2013.01 - EP); B65G 2203/0233 (2013.01 - US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

Designated validation state (EPC)

KH MA MD TN

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2022129531 A1 20220623; EP 4263223 A1 20231025; EP 4263402 A1 20231025; JP 2023554605 A 20231228; JP 2024500040 A 20240104; US 2024001667 A1 20240104; US 2024051119 A1 20240215; WO 2022129534 A1 20220623

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 2021086502 W 20211217; EP 2021086506 W 20211217; EP 21840594 A 20211217; EP 21840595 A 20211217; JP 2023533663 A 20211217; JP 2023533905 A 20211217; US 202118267821 A 20211217; US 202118267889 A 20211217